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by Word Alive Press
In writing, there’s an enigmatic old expression that gets passed around a lot—but its meaning may not be entirely clear to the person receiving the...
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by Word Alive Press
As writers, we may feel that our most productive time is spent getting the words down. But where do we find those words to begin with? And when we ...
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by Word Alive Press
It’s a frequently asked question among new writers: “How long should my book be?” And predictably, it’s a difficult question to answer… because of ...
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by Word Alive Press
Whether you are just starting to write your manuscript, or if you recently received feedback from us, this post is a helpful summary of many of our...
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by Word Alive Press
We are pleased to introduce Casey Bradford, who was shortlisted for her novel Such a Time as This in our 2020 Braun Book Awards. As a young write...
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by Word Alive Press
Providing Context and IDing the ReaderDuring the editing process of many a manuscript, authors wring their hands over the perfect title, and over t...
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by Word Alive Press
I can still remember exactly where I was when I first learned about the Amazon Kindle. It was the fall of 2007, smartphones hadn’t yet flooded th...
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by Word Alive Press
For more than a decade, my editing focus at Word Alive Press has largely been on giving authors that final polish their manuscripts need to get rea...
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by Word Alive Press
This post is part of our special series that will unpack the criteria we consider when evaluating manuscripts. Today is the second in a three-part ...
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by Word Alive Press
This post is part of our special series that will unpack the criteria we consider when evaluating manuscripts. Today is the second of three parts o...
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by Word Alive Press
This post is part of our special series that will unpack the criteria we consider when evaluating manuscripts. Today is the first of three parts on...
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by Word Alive Press
This post is part of our special series that unpacks the criteria we consider when evaluating manuscripts. For novels, we carefully consider the ch...
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